Changes in the recent habitat suitability of Euro-Mediterranean Anopheles species due to land-use and climate.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Habitat suitability of Anopheles mosquitoes depends on appropriate climate and land-use conditions. Anopheles mosquitoes are the main vectors for malaria transmission in the Euro-Mediterranean region, and there are major concerns that these species will expand and/or shift their range due to the expected changes in climate and land-use. This study aims to identify the main climate and land-use drivers of changes in the habitat suitability for six different Anopheles species between 2000 and 2020 within the Euro-Mediterranean region.

Methods

Boosted regression trees were applied to establish the link between climate and land-use predictors and habitat suitability. An ensemble of 16 models, based on different methods of selecting background points and statistical pr

SUBMITTER: Merkenschlager C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12681145 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature